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AMS ABS conference 2026

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5 May 2026 3 pm: Registrations for the main conference (i.e. Tues – Thurs) have now closed as we are at the venue capacity limits of 250 people.

Note: You are invited to register for the waitlist. For now, registrations remain open for Symposia and Social Events. 

We have had a huge response of people wanting to come to the conference which is fantastic, but unfortunately we will not be able to fit in any more (with the exception of a few people that we have been in touch with individually). On the registration form there is now an option to be on a waitlist for the main conference if you want to be notified if there are any cancellations. There is also the option of joining online which is still available. 

There are still places available for the 1-day symposiums on Monday – i.e. on Dasyurids and Bats and Wind Farms if you want to register for one of these.  Note that this will shortly change to the full price registration.

We apologise to those of you that miss out, however, this highlights the benefits of registering early!

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A special joint conference of The Australian Mammal Society (AMS) and The Australasian Bat Society (ABS) will be held from 6th – 9th July 2026.

This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the research and conservation efforts being undertaken on all ammals, both flying and non-flying. The conference will be held at The Australian Academy of Science's Shine Dome in Canberra, ACT. This conference will be predominantly in person, or you can listen in online.

 

Please note that if you are attending the 1-day symposium on Monday 6th (Dasyurids or Bats and Wind Farms) you need to specifically select a ticket for this in addition to the ticket for the main 3-day conference when you register. This includes students, even though it is free for students, as we need to know numbers for catering and venue capacity limits. Thank you.

Key dates and information

 

If you have any queries, please contact the organising committee. amsabs26@gmail.com

Please click on the text in blue font in the sections above and in the information provided below, for more information. Once you have read all the information provided here and are ready to register, please click this link

The theme of the conference is ‘Science is not finished until it is communicated’. We are taking the broadest possible interpretation of this, including politicians, policymakers and public servants, in addition to research scientists and the general community. To explore this topic in more detail we are holding a science communications panel discussion on Monday evening, which will set the scene for the conference perfectly.

The conference will feature an engaging program of talks and posters covering the full breadth of mammal research and conservation.

Presentations will be delivered by scientists, practitioners, and mammal (non-flying and flying) enthusiasts from across the Australasian region. The formal program, combined with a dynamic mix of social events, field sessions, and informal discussions, promises to inform and inspire delegates over four full days, including a day (Monday 6th July) of two concurrent symposiums – one focusing on Dasyurids of the Past, Present and Future and the other on Bats and Wind Farms: Research to Inform Risk Reduction. Due to the very generous sponsorship by Colossal Australia/TIGRR Lab, students who are members of the AMS or ABS can attend these symposiums for free! The conference program will run on Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th July. An Early Career Researcher (ECR) workshop will be held on Sunday 5th July prior to the conference.

A range of exciting formal and informal social events are being planned, including a welcome function that will be held after the ECR workshop on Sunday 5th July, and a conference dinner (Wednesday 8th July). As is a tradition at AMS conferences, there will be informal dinners for ‘young buggers’ and ‘older buggers’ (7th July). A short post-conference field trip to Mulligans Flat is being planned for Thursday night and there are other interesting post-conference workshops and tours being planned. Further details are provided below or will be added to the website when available.

Both The Australian Mammal Society Annual General Meeting and The Australasian Bat Society, Inc. Annual General Meeting will be held during the conference.

 

Conference itinerary

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